#considering the nukes of duren). tdp just. legitimately didn't deserve its happy ending. (unless its message isn't | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

newtwithinternet · 1 day ago

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TDP S7 ending really said "If the world faces a great crisis, the most important thing you have to care about is not resolving it, but keeping your hands nice and clean. no, we aren't saying that there IS a way to solve the crisis without dire methods, we are saying that someone else (who is conveniently stained already) will eventually show up to do the dirty work INSTEAD of you. and you'll be good for letting them do it."

#like. aaravos was still stopped violently. the love and pacifism agenda did not work (not like anyone even tried to apply it tbh). the fact #it wasn't the protags changes nothing. the global issues behind aaravos were never addressed.#no answer for peace in xadia was actually found (well #none fitting the message and promises of the show. i suppose #we have a more 'gray' answer of a cold war #considering the nukes of duren). tdp just. legitimately didn't deserve its happy ending. (unless its message isn't #'trying a lot to make the world better to then give up is good and common'#which is. well #definitely the case that started popping up in western children's media more often recently #tdp critical #newt's whining #i guess this ending has smth to do with sarai's 'optimistic realism'#and it's probably about the protags keeping their 'true hearts' and freedom of childhood #but like #it feels so cheap and hypocritical #tdp continues its tendency to make some sense metaphorically but be nonsense on the surface level i guess

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